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DeMarcus Ware: Cowboys blitzed only three times in win over NY Giants

The Cowboys defensive scheme wasn’t nearly as elaborate in its first game under new coordinator Paul Pasqualoni.

Linebacker DeMarcus Ware said the unit was in its base defense for most of Sunday’s game and blitzed no more than three times.

“When your backs are against the wall, you’ve got to get out there,” Ware said. “That’s what guys did. We took on the motto, not every man for himself, but for team.

“That’s what the defense did. We were aggressive. We had guys running around. Even the cornerbacks were knocking the balls out, making plays, making a lot of tackles. That’s what we need.”

It was a stark difference for Ware. Under head coach Wade Phillips, he had the green light to blitz on virtually every snap.

“It was different for me,” Ware said. “It holds people honest. The majority of time they think I’m coming, but sometimes I can drop out of there and they look and say, ‘DeMarcus is dropping this time, so I have to go to the second read.’